RUMOR: 3.03 OE-B, coming soon to a PSP near you? *UPDATE*

Posted Jan 10, 2007 at 10:58AM by QJ Staff Listed in: Homebrew Development, Rumors Tags: Dark-AleX, Mathieulh
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Knowing what we do, bhattsan offered us this tip, this news report at the French-language PSP- Generation, and, well, let the picture speak a thousand words.

So they say.


Is there a reason to doubt seeing a 3.03 OE-B in the next forty-eight hours, mon ami? Maybe not - PSP-Gen did claim that they received the word from Dark_Alex and/or Mathieulh: "Thank you once again in Dark_Alex and Mathieulh for their work has and to have entrusted this small information to us." It's hard to believe what we couldn't see, though; in the wake of Faux-Alex, we've been especially careful in trying to find out where a lead other than from the man himself comes from, particularly in this case. Nothing in the dan.lax.st site about 3.03 OE-B, either.

Given the pattern of 3.00+ OE-x releases from DA, though, these quick updates do fall into the pattern. Still, this is still technically hearsay, and useful details like added features could have been added to help verify this report. No one toss their cookies yet. You know we'll be watching very carefully for the next 48 hours.

Thanks for the watchful eye, bhattsan!




UPDATE: This news, err, rumor sure had some of you excited. So excited, in fact, that you made speculations of your own as to what we can expect from 3.03 OE-B. To stop the guesses from getting out of hand, Mathieulh made a comment in this very article. In case you're not up to reading the 60+ comments (as of press time), here is what he had to say:

Ok as it seems too many people have been speculating too much about upcomming 3.03OE-B features, I'll leak the main feature info.


It will simply allow full resolution avc videos (480x272) to be played on the psp official player by breaking the 320x240 current limit for avc video playback resolution on the psp official video player.


Videos will use the same container (MP4) as any other videos encoded for the official player, thus no need to use pmp player anymore or to encode videos to pmp format



 
 
 

Comments [refresh]

by CarXCrashXHearts - 2007-01-09 17:22
» Fake...

If they were small bug fixes and updates, it would be 3.03 OE-A''.

by NIklas - 2007-01-09 17:23
» ugg

And this is significant how?



I'm sick of QJ posting all these rumours. If you have some facts great post them, if you don't have any FACTS don't try to hype up something that we aren't sure is real.

by Elemental Fear - 2007-01-09 17:24
» wow

wow very fastttt

by wpuig02 - 2007-01-09 17:25
» 3rd POST YAY

3rd POST YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by P$Player - 2007-01-09 17:26
» Luv it

i was reading it @ Max n i dont thinf its fake...well all we have to do is wait less than 48hs

by hey u - 2007-01-09 17:28
» Nah

I think this could be real, because alex has a tendency to do this kinda thing, he may have released the bug fix, then thought of a new feature, then found another bug, but now he just doesnt want to say what the new feature is! It could be nuclear warfare! He could be a terrorist (or not lol)

by Illegal Machine - 2007-01-09 17:32
» It's not a rumor.

I was reading it at maxconsole too, and Mathieulh confirmed it.





I saw it with me own eyes.

by Weebles - 2007-01-09 17:34
» .

Yep, Math confirmed it and told us that there would be full res (480/272) AVC video, among other features.

by Illegal Machine - 2007-01-09 17:36
» here's the quote!

Originally Posted by Mathieulh

Ok as it seems too many people have been speculating too much about upcomming 3.03OE-B features, I'll leak the main feature info.



It will simply allow full resolution avc videos (480x272) to be played on the psp official player by breaking the 320x240 current limit for avc video playback resolution on the psp official video player.



Videos will use the same container (MP4) as any other videos encoded for the official player, thus no need to use pmp player anymore or to encode videos to pmp format

by Von32 - 2007-01-09 17:43
» i think

i think this is getting annoying.



you just finish customizing your firmware, a new update comes out. poor ART has to go through the alphabet to get keep up.



updating is a drag. no.. not a James st. James drag, but as in something annoying. sure these are all good. but it would be better to finalize a modded firmware then release it.



other than the frequent updates. this is perfect. the whole modded firmware thing.



hatemail?

by thyvillageidiot - 2007-01-09 17:43
» yay

glad to hear it.



but honestly, i'd rather they wait until it actually comes out than to get us excited for something that might take longer than anyone expects.



Mitch

by gogogo - 2007-01-09 17:44
» dax support?

No dax support yet?

by Vaifollower - 2007-01-09 17:49
» Keep'em comin'

Sony's got to be messin' themselves over all of the recent breakthroughs and it doesn't look like the updates are gonna quit coming anytime soon. Way to go DA, My Hero.

by thyvillageidiot - 2007-01-09 17:53
» so

you'd rather not get new bug fixes and great new features (like full res video playback without pmp), just to save ART alittle bit of trouble, and save yourself from alittle bit of "annoyance"...



dude, ART will update when he wants - and i dont think that "the alphatbet" is complaining.



lol, no offence man, but your argument seems kinda funny.



Mitch

by Fr@nkie - 2007-01-09 17:53
» Woohoo

All i know is i can't wait.

by Me - 2007-01-09 18:07
» I'd get excitied

... but I don't give a rat's ass....



too many people ***** and complain about all these free homebrew offerings and never give anything in return... why do we support your laziness....

by YUDUMIDIOT - 2007-01-09 18:11
» Qj needs a little editing

Who said it was a Flash! Itcould be like the last -B where itwas a quick patch if you don't like it then stick w\ your old firmware,Von32.

But i originaly want to post that Qj needs to cut down on directing people on to sites that are going to damage their reputation like the 303 brick installer (i manage to skate that one w\ just a 3.02 installation)or gossip sites that will likely publish unchecked flashers.



BTW QJ, your still hosting the easy installer with the bad data.dxar i checked an hour ago because i ran a md5 check for a friend's psp(saved him a headachele site before and a brick for not reading a reputable before flashing). Don't use it newbies if you have to go to 3.03 oe-b.

by no - 2007-01-09 18:15
» no

no

by Not logged in - 2007-01-09 18:21
» flash

even though the updates went very fast they did flash something, just not an entire firmware

by StrongbadRapist69 - 2007-01-09 18:22
» *wink* *wink*

A little birdie ;) told me a certain firmware update comes bundled with a universal downdater. No need to thank me



2007 is looking up folks!

by Yudumidiot - 2007-01-09 18:24
» fubar a line

(saved him a headache and a brick for not reading a reputable site before flashing.)



Since that post...

Btw, flashed and working and another W to the tally. I guess we 'll wait for b if it happens.

by PSP3R - 2007-01-09 18:26
» OMFG!

look guys for the record its NOT FAKE.those who agree got a decent head on they're shoulders.For the record pspgen was the first to know about 3.02 oe a.and they will always know first...leave it be.its a great website always has been.so again its no rumor its fact!so you negative creeps need to stop tossing your 2 cents to yourselves when ya know nothing and are seeking creditability for your half A$$ opinions

by god - 2007-01-09 18:29
» wow

hope thsi true

by Thuglife - 2007-01-09 18:30
» step off

shut up *****

by ff8 - 2007-01-09 18:34
» is there a chance

that ff8 will work better becasue of this update?

by no - 2007-01-09 18:35
» no

no

by Nick - 2007-01-09 18:43
» So could...

This fix the graphic errors in FF7 that weren`t in 3.02 previously?

by no - 2007-01-09 18:51
» no

no

by jibbajabba - 2007-01-09 18:57
» gay

thats gay. i bet sony did something to the emu so that we couldnt play our ff7s

by Hey 2.81 and above wait a few months - 2007-01-09 19:01
» I bet a Buck that you will see.......

I have firmware 3.03 and i want to play homebrew where do you put this oe-b



or



I'm worry this would brick a my 2.81 & up psp even though it would show as a corrupt icon.



I know we all started @ 0 knowledge of the brew out there but after 15th time on the same page the answer is no so don't spam the threads or the forums



I had a 2.80 TA-082 since 2.80 came out or when i got a 2.6 psp around late sept. I waited there and read Psp Vault and Qj until Dax's Hello World Tiff came around . I bide my time with tiff brew and Umds(still buying them) until these came around but i never posted incessively because i was lazy and updated before I went 2.80 for the Locoroco and World soccer eboot.



4 months ago my mb and Fw were a death sentence to all brew and thank to Dark Alex all my dreams have come true. Vote for Dax for supreme being. Oh lets start showing 0okm some repect too. His 2.8 downgrader worked. Even if it was DAX source, it wasn't a bricker like that genius Maniac's 303 installer.

by dum - 2007-01-09 19:04
» sun

Yes they tweaked it which in turn made some games better in 3.03 and some worse. Its not a plot.

by BrutalChildMolester - 2007-01-09 19:10
» Whack as Shiet

0okm? Why show someone who has massive clods of sand in his vagina respect?



First he said it was impossible to softdown TA-82's then he said it was possible to do it but they couldnt run any unofficial eboots, then he releases a downgrader that runs everything, all while selling his downgrading techniques to the triad.



he just a whack-a$s sumbiatch wordup

by unregistered - 2007-01-09 19:58
» no 1 cares

Grow up u f***in nerds who gives a ***** if u make the first or third post get a life. Every topic theres some idiot sez yay 1st post WHO CARES!!!

by jkoz - 2007-01-09 20:03
» Yeah, okay.

If you can do better, then by all means, go ahead. 0okm wasn't lying, at the time it looked like you couldn't softdown TA-082 and all that. I have respect for anyone in the scene that's doing this great stuff. Brew on.

by Me - 2007-01-09 21:14
» Damn

Damn right just **** off U ******* retards.

by FIRST - 2007-01-09 21:21
» POST

1st posters rock, they do a service and screw you for hating

by Henry Krinkle KrinKle - 2007-01-09 21:45
» STFU Brutalchildmolester

Hey he packaged something that you didn't do and couldn't do. He was put out info and ***** when lot of people weren't. Alot of people may disagree w\ his methods of recouping the researching cost. Others may debate the level of expertise compare to Alex, i'll acknowledge the whole process in the final build is 180 degrees difference from his explanation. Saying that I can't ***** too much because I am now rid of 2.80 ta-o82 because of his build on alex's source(again wheres' BrutalChildMole ster involved,nowher e because you haven't done S.hit) Looking at the scene I suprised that alex is still around with the amount of ungreatful bastards that are never going to contribute time and/or money so they can use it for Illegal Means and pestering them to top it off. There also all bunch off people mascaradering as the devs on boards and different sites trying to get noobs to brick there psp and hold them liable,more harrassment by the disgruntled. They also have lives and jobs I'm assuming so the hours they pouring into this also takes a toll on both the aforementioned.



So please lets not pretend it the sixties and there some type of good pure intentions and a true sense of community. It's not a hippie commune, only a very small percentage actualy contribute something useful and the rest ***** and question morality while brag how many iso they have.



Go take your PSP flush it down the toilet and ***** your mother.

by mafia1ft - 2007-01-09 21:59
» ??

what is the url to D_A website

by BrutalChildMolester - 2007-01-09 22:43
» lmao

^ trolled son, you got smashT

by Art - 2007-01-09 23:01
» Speed Test?

Some original Sony sticks perform better than others.



I don't see how this program could be correct in every case,

unless every type and size of MS had been tested.



I also don't see how this program could try to determine a

fake by any other method than measuring it's write speed

which can be inconsistent.

by speculator - 2007-01-09 23:47
» didnt you know

DarkAlex works for $ony.

by fr@nk - 2007-01-10 00:31
» hmmmm naaaaah

yeah i dont think im getting this one.... i never had any videos on my psp oh porn dont count rite>??

by . - 2007-01-10 00:49
» .

this program is a custom firmware, where do you see anything about a program to determine fakes ??

by m - 2007-01-10 01:26
» http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-hacks-9/t-303-oe-b-on-its-way-89485.html

http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-hacks-9/t-303-oe-b-on-its-way-89485.html

by Sony Employee - 2007-01-10 01:28
» fYo Art!

What the hell are you smoking son?

by wrong... - 2007-01-10 01:54
» u moron...

u posted 4th...

by TAka - 2007-01-10 01:55
» I got it.

I already got 3.01 OE-B



Please see my page



http://pspland.seesaa.net/

by SDK_B - 2007-01-10 01:57
» .AVI codec

I´m talk today with Dark_alex , the firmware 3.03 OE-B has a .avi and xvid codec native support

by Steven Mark Carr - 2007-01-10 02:06
» Hey Littleboyrimmer

First stop talking ghetto because you're some dopey white tweener boy that throws a ti.tyfit when you get arsehanded in XBL



Second you weren't baiting anybody you are just talking out your arse like half the people on here because you read something somewhere that made you feel smart when you recited in your head.



P.s why don't you contribute to the brew community by reenacting saddam hanging so I have something funny too watch in on my sony 3.03 OE-B. Don't worry none of your family would be disapointed anyway.



Oh well they weren't getting grandkids anyways;)

by bluefr - 2007-01-10 02:14
» don't update if you don't want to!

you don't 'have' to update, you can wait for a finalyzed modded firmware. But if you choose to update : don't complain :)

by Ahh. Mr. Corney - 2007-01-10 02:15
» This guy comment makes him sound like even more of an @ss out of context.

Is the news on this site is so blazingly fast that you were parse through many tabs and posting on the wrong thread about a app that was released yesterday afternoon. I don't see how you are suspose to see that program when you are this inept. Stick to just reading buddy

by . - 2007-01-10 02:17
» .

that would surprise me, but it would be exellent !!

the next thing that i want is automatic downscaling, so i dont have to reconvert anything, so i can use all my divx movies straigt on the psp without all that converting all the time... 700mb / movie is still okay, since we have memory sticks with capacity of 4 and 8 gb soon...

by Warforged - 2007-01-10 02:21
» Probably Not And Here's Why

The reason why FF8 isn't working so hot is because the Sony 3.03 kernel isn't designed to handle it. You remember when they updated to "let a bunch of new games release for commercial sale?" They were actually updating the emulator so it could handle other games. Case in point, Klonoa works now, when before on 3.02-OEB it refused to load. It looks like you're going to have to tough it out for a little while, unfortunately. +/

by teh dub el - 2007-01-10 02:21
» thanks anyway

tHanks I was looking for 3.03 Oe-b and I relized you posted 3.01 Oe-b in the first place.



I'll wait, too scared

by Warforged - 2007-01-10 02:25
» ORLY?

This is an intriguing rumor. I hope that it's actually true, as that would pretty much circumvent the need to deal with PiMPstreamer.

by nyan - 2007-01-10 03:09
» LoL

someone can give us a rocket science...?

by Systematic Suicide - 2007-01-10 03:33
» YARLY!

.avi and .xvid support would be a major breaktrhough. Here's to hoping, DAX!

by oui oui - 2007-01-10 03:59
» ohlala

the new version will have; better no-umd compability,

better compression method for psxpsp games, region free fixed for real this time.... and some other minor updates in the code

by Not logged in - 2007-01-10 04:08
» ...

dark-alex.org and dax.st

by hmmm - 2007-01-10 04:10
» hmmm

his is all well and exciting but i dont like these bull***** rumors they put pressure on DA...



let him finish it when hes ready. even if it takes a good 2 months, be patient

by loute - 2007-01-10 04:26
» right

One should never forget that he works for free. Expect this firmware as a X-mas gift, we don't know what's in it until we open it

by Bahamut84 - 2007-01-10 04:34
» WTF are you telling about pspgen!!??

Very most of the news posted on pspgen.com are real and not fake!



PSPGEN POWAAA!



PS: Next time, try to reach Mathieulh's site via www.lan.st!

LOL

by Mathieulh - 2007-01-10 04:51
» If you don't like it, don't use it.

If you don't like it, don't use it.

by megaloute - 2007-01-10 05:23
» lol

I just had a word with matieulh who's a VIP on pspgen.com, he confirmed that xvid support is not to been expected for 3.03OE-B.

So much buzz for nothing.

by Ace - 2007-01-10 05:24
» i know

I agree with you totally

by ultragoregrind - 2007-01-10 05:35
» lol

who still uses dax anymore?

by The One - 2007-01-10 05:41
» .....

That was one of the most anti-climaxes ever :(

by Circe the Enchantress - 2007-01-10 05:45
» Re: The Future

I have seen visions of this in my crystal ball. The 3.03 OE-B firmware will allow your PSP to grant you three mystical wishes like a mighty genie. However, battery life is still as short as it ever was.



The crystal ball never lies. Never.

by Doug - 2007-01-10 05:48
» hmmmmm

i wonder if sonys finally given up because they usually relese a new fw the day after its decrypted but they are prolly making the new tight-a$$ security on it. if so it will suck cuz it will be awhile until it will get decrypted =(

by ultragoregrind - 2007-01-10 05:55
» stfu

you fail at life.

by eruditejok3r - 2007-01-10 06:26
» I don't agree

But I don't agree with you.



QJ don't give a F$#k how you feel but it does care about getting as much traffic to their site rumor or not still got your attention.... hahaha SUCKER!!!!!

by tuddy - 2007-01-10 06:44
» ...-_-...

lame... I was expecting some big update to the PS1 emulator, or a new function I'd really need. Never really use videos on my PSP, so I might just skip this update for the time being.

by Ungrateful - 2007-01-10 07:03
» ...

Some of you lot are ungrateful, Lots of people were asking ages ago if there was a way to crack the Video Lock and now DA has actually done it. I'm happy, compare a 320x240 video and a 480x272 video on the PSP and you'll see a big difference in quality. So once again thank you Dark Alex, You don't have to do all this work on the PSP but you do and I respect you for that.

by Rok - 2007-01-10 07:14
» At least domeone is grateful...

I dont know why ao many are ungrateful, the 480x272 videos are much better than those 320x240, so if you dont like the idea of haveing the full resolution videos on your psp just keep the bad comments for yourself

by yayyyy - 2007-01-10 07:22
» You r*tarded!!!

You can always upgrade to an official firmware, loser.

by Nox1988 - 2007-01-10 07:32
» Idiot

Why dont you try making your own firmware, Sam Thing. It is not as easy as it looks also think about the limit of nand memory on you psp, you cant have everything. Dark_Alex has done a superb job on what he has acheived!. My psp does everything i expect it to do because i aint no moron

by . - 2007-01-10 07:37
» subtitle support for mp4

add the choise to add subtitles for your videos witouth having to need to reconvert the video and putting the subtitles in the video itself,

preferably SRT and SUB format support !!



i really hope this is possible in 3.03OE-B !!

by Sudds - 2007-01-10 07:46
» ...Once again...

am stuck for words.... ave been waiting for this along time...480x272 res on the native player.... magic pure magic, time to reencode!

Thanks a million guys!

by decky1990 - 2007-01-10 07:47
» HA SAM THING!

even Mathieulh himself told u off!! fisted lol

by cok-ed - 2007-01-10 07:58
» ms check

hey dax, if you read these forums, any chance that 3.03 OE-B could come without the memory stick magicgate checker or some way to bypass it, would be really handy.



P.S love the work, keep it up, you are the psp god.

by weewee - 2007-01-10 08:07
» did you know

that your a moron mr speculator

anywho this is great 480*272 resolution videos are so much nicer to watch... you will get the feeling of watching a umd... finnally

by phinux - 2007-01-10 08:10
» aint no, lol

"i aint no moron"

....ha ha ha

by Liquidsnakes - 2007-01-10 08:27
» woot!

lol hmm wonder wats new in this?? maybe movie compression? or maybe new gaming haha

by Crazy_Chris - 2007-01-10 08:47
» just trying

just trying out my new registered name to see if it works you dont have to flame me or w/e

by PotFarmer - 2007-01-10 09:04
» ff7

i found thta overclocking to 266 seemed to fix the text errors in battle if thats whta yer talking about havent noticed anything else

by Melvin - 2007-01-10 09:17
» OKish

Well done dark_alex, but i dont play vids on my psp anymore because i have about 4 isos on my 1 gig mem card and there is no more space left



(ill update to 3.03 OE-B anyway)

by .. - 2007-01-10 09:18
» ..

I have an idea, why don't you make a firmware with that included then, since according to you, it's so easy? Ungreatful n00blet.

by Loser - 2007-01-10 09:25
» What do you think you're cool?

Wow, you can say bad things, YOU MUST BE COOL!



Freaking retard. What are you? Like 10

by dRAKEN - 2007-01-10 09:26
» ITS OUT

http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=43870

by send it to Bull5hifT@hotmail.com - 2007-01-10 09:28
» please

so can you guys send me a video taking up the full screen to see how it plays on on my 3.03 firmware



im egarly curious



ive heard its possible...from a japanese site



i cant wait till pspvideo9 can convert video's in full screen

by .. - 2007-01-10 09:28
» ..

Tip: No one gives a crap about your opinion.

by .. - 2007-01-10 09:33
» ..

Sorry, but I doubt anyone with firmware 3.03 will have a video of this running on their firmware, due to the fact homebrew is not enable on any firmware past 2.80. You're stuck for the moment.

by enekomh - 2007-01-10 09:35
» Released

It's been released already... See maxconsole forums... or click here

http://rapidshare.com/files/11127579/OEB_UPDATE.RAR

by xul0s - 2007-01-10 09:43
» OEB OUT

OEB is OUT!!!

http://www.portable-news.de/news/p2_articleid/1517

by .. - 2007-01-10 09:48
» 3.03 OEB OUT

LOOK HERE:

http://lan.st/showthread.php?t=404

by Peteska - 2007-01-10 09:48
» it out

it out at www.maxconsole.com

by Ummm - 2007-01-10 13:57
» Dude

Get a life mann. get over it. Its a lot of work scrolling down past those isnt it? You'll see that all throughout the topics and it will never stop, so don't waste your time with dumb comments and cussin up the forum.

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